Labcenter Electronics a leading developer of electronics CAD (schematic, simulation and PCB autorouting) software has released 8.5 release of Proteus, is the latest interim release of the Proteus Design Suite CAD Software.

Version 8.5 is an interim release in the PCB development schedule and features a complete re-working of the CADCAM output engine. The RS274X output has been upgraded to make full use contours and polygonal apertures whilst the new code can also generate the latest Gerber X2 format as well as an IPC-D-356 bare board netlist.

Other features added are significant improvements to the large pin count BGA workflow which are included in the release of 8.5 SP0. Meanwhile, our major development focus on 'push-and-shove manual routing' remains on target for the end of the year.

8.5 also sees the introduction of Visual Designer for Arduino AVR - a flowchart based programming environment for the Arduino ecosystem that makes full use of the simulation capabilities of Proteus VSM.

- Added automatic generation of assembly layers with options to print out and also export to graphics / Gerber / ODB++.- Gerber RS274X and X2 now output all files in both imperial or metric.- Gerber and Excellon files can be set to user either Imperial or Metric units.- Panelization can now be performed across multiple editing sessions.- Added warning on unrealistic FFT calculations when simulating Fourier Graphs.